Delhi recorded the worst air quality among India's four major metros, with Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai reporting comparatively lower AQI levels.
\n\nAir pollution levels across India's four major metropolitan cities showed a sharp contrast on Monday, November 9, with Delhi continuing to face the worst air quality, while Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai recorded considerably lower pollution levels.
\n\nAccording to the latest available Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) daily readings for November 8, Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 376, placing it in the 'Very Poor' category.
\n\nKolkata followed with an AQI of 162, while Chennai recorded 138 and Mumbai reported 132. All three cities remained in the 'Moderate' category.
\n\nDelhi continues to choke under a blanket of toxic air, with the AQI touching 376 in the 'Very Poor' category.
\n\nThe figures underline the widening difference in air quality between the national capital and the other major metros as winter sets in.
\n\nDelhi's pollution situation remains particularly concerning. The national capital recorded a daily average AQI of 382 on November 6, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to invoke Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR with immediate effect.
\n\nThe decision came after…
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